• Preheat the oven to 350F and tear of a large sheet of parchment paper to cover a 9x13 baking dish
• In a small bowl whisk together flour, salt and cocoa powder
• In a standing mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add red food coloring and mix well
• Turn you mixer on low speed and gradually add flour mixture
• You may need to use your hands to mix throughly to make sure that you get all the flour mixture.
• Press the mixture into bottom of baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.

Peppermint cheesecake layer

• Using the standing mixer, beat the cream cheese and powder sugar until smooth
• Add 1 ½ cup Cool Whip and peppermint extract and mix until combine.
• Spread over cooled shortbread layer.
• Place into the freezer to harden while you make the pudding

Green pudding layer:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the two boxes of pudding, milk and green food coloring and mix for 5 minutes.
• Spread over cream cheese layer.
• Place into the freezer for 1 hour

Topping directions :

• Spread 1 ½ cup Cool whip over pudding layer and top with mini marshmallows and crushed candy canes
• Place in the fridge for overnight.
• Enjoy!